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Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
BA (Hons) On-Campus Full-time find out September £9250 per year £13900 per year
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For postgraduate fees and other fee information, please visit the Nottingham Trent University website.

About Graphic Design, BA (Hons) - at Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

Learn and develop as an ambitious graphic designer on this studio-based degree. You'll work alongside like-minded creatives, exploring all aspects of visual communication in a vibrant studio environment.

We'll encourage you to think creatively during your time at NTU, gaining professional and technical skills that reflect current and future industry practice.

By the end of your degree, you'll have a professional portfolio tailored to your own career aspirations. Graduates secure roles in fields such as art direction, advertising, branding and identity, design for screen and interactive design, editorial design, illustration, motion graphics or publishing.

Key features

This course produces students that are in high demand - 94% of graphic design students are in employment or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE survey 2016/17).

NTU is leading arts provider and is ranked 8th in the UK for Art and Design (The Complete University Guide 2019).

We're delighted that 94% of graphic design students would recommend studying at NTU (National Student Survey 2018)

Study a broad range of disciplines including branding, editorial design, graphic design, illustration, interactive design, information design, motion graphics and typography.

Learn in a creative studio environment, using industry-standard equipment and software.

Work on live briefs with companies like Brand Opus, JKR, Elmwood and Vault 49.

Develop your professional skills through self-initiated work experience placements, industry competitions, collaborations with organisations and guest lectures.

Opportunity to apply for an international exchange to one of our partner institutions around the world. Go on optional study visits to cities like New York and Berlin.

Develop a professional portfolio tailored to your own career aspirations.

Showcase your work at the NTU Degree Show, with the opportunity to be selected to exhibit at other portfolio events, such as New Designers and D&AD New Blood in London.

Our graphic design degree has an excellent reputation for producing industry-ready, interdisciplinary graduates.

Gain a professionally accredited degree


Entry requirements for this course

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